The Transportation Museum at Ystafell

Automobile museum in Þingeyjarsveit, Iceland

The Transportation Museum at Ystafell

Established| December 28, 1998
Location| Þingeyjarsveit, Iceland
Coordinates| 65°46′50″N 17°34′44″W﻿ / ﻿65.780526°N 17.578873°W﻿ / 65.780526; -17.578873
Type| Automobile museum
Collection size| 280 automobiles
Visitors| 4,000+ expected annually
Curator| Sverrir Ingólfsson
Nearest car park| On site (no charge)
Website| www.ystafell.is

The Transportation Museum at Ystafell (Icelandic: Samgönguminjasafnið Ystafelli) is the oldest transportation museum in Iceland, established in 1998 and opened in July 2000.[1][2] Located between Akureyri (~57 km) and Húsavík (~37 km) it sits in the valley Kaldakinn. The museum features a collection of historic cars and trucks, and displays about roads and road transport in Iceland.

## See also

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* List of museums in Iceland

## References

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1. ^ "Samgönguminjasafnið". Visit Goðafoss. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
2. ^ "Samgönguminjasafnið Ystafelli". Norðurland.is. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

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